The Tata group took control of Air India from the government in January 2022. Amid severe headwinds due to the West Asia conflict, the Air India top brass assured the airline’s workforce that it is not anticipating any layoffs, but calling for a relentless focus on saving costs, according to sources. The Tata group airline also announced that the annual increments will be deferred by at least one one quarter due to the uncertain and volatile economic and operating environment although it will proceed with bonuses for the last financial year and implement the planned staff promotions, it is learnt. Following the Air India board meeting on Thursday, in which cost-optimisation measures were deliberated upon, the airline’s chief executive officer Campbell Wilson, chief human resources officer Ravindra Kumar GP, and chief financial officer Sanjay Sharma addressed employees in a town hall meeting on Friday.…